⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:30 · HOU 13-6 PHI
- Lead
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · HOU 83-82 PHI
- Winner
Kyle Lowry hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 1:51 · HOU 85-84 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry lost ball
Q4 4:39 · HOU 77-77 PHI
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:25 · HOU 80-80 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:00 · HOU 43-41 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 8:08 · HOU 54-56 PHI
- Go-ahead
Jrue Holiday hit a layup
Q4 2:06 · HOU 83-84 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · HOU 86-84 PHI
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young turnover
Q4 1:09 · HOU 86-85 PHI
- Turnover
Lou Williams step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:51 · HOU 89-85 PHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 0 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
